The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-06
COMMENT AND OPINION.

In the British lion must have blood the Rus
sian bear is still in business at the old stand.
Philadelphia Times
THE talk about converting Alaska into a penal
colony sounds TO US very much like deeplaid
scheme to get Alaska into the Union one of
these days as Democratic State.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat
AS seen through spy glass John Sherman's
presidential bee, now swaying on the topmost
eough Of Ohios tailest sycamore. seems bit
bigger than iay-bird, but quite big as
the great American eagle-Philadelphia Record.
THE railroads are said to be heartily glad to
get rid of the pass nuisance, but still they only
get rid of 1t so far as the law takes 1t away and
no further: This is one of the curious things
that puzzle the unintiated. -Philadelphla In
quirer.
NOTWITHSTANDING the appointment of Mr..
Fairchid as Secretary of the Treasury, Colonel
Eugene Higgins remains the one and only solid
muldoon of the administration. It is we'll I'M
derstood that Colonel Higgins is Mr. Cleveand's
under study in the great comedy role of re-
former. Press.
WHEN two thousand people await the coming
of that cowardly anarchist villain Most, on his
return from prison, and shower upon him kisses
and lavish terms of affection, it is time that the
iron heel of the law was put upon the neck Of
this anarchist viper and all affiliated with him.
The bosom of liberty is broad, but nos broad
enough for the scorpions represented by Herr
Johann Most-Buffalo Times.
IT is remarkable how many pat illu STATIONS
the works of Dickens furnish. One is irresisti-
bly, reminded, in comparing the tours Of Mr..
Sherman and Mr.. Blaine, of two of Dickens's
showmen The former is no sooner in the field
than she latter starts up and puts out his sign in
appeal &c the public. There is plainly printed
on it-st least between the lines-..Codln and
not Short, is your man Boston Herald.
But. tic Offices apart, can the country, say
nothing of the Democratic party, afford to have
the genius and spirit of our government ruth
lessly set aside by association of dudes and
grannles. who seem to have made a great i'm
preston upon an unframed statesman and nm
taught doctrlnaire, who happens for the time be-
ing to be In position to give practical efficacy
to theories at war with all sound Americasism,
and in direct violation Of every article of good
faith on which that one man was elevated to his
present eminence2 We think not, decidedly.
Louisville Courier-Journal
TURPIE has secured the United States attor.
neyship in Indiana which his election to the
national Senate left vacant Sellers, the APP
| pointee. was in the State Senate and his vote
| for Turpie was considered doubtful. Suddenly
the temperature of his loyalty jumped up about
thirty degrees, and it is understood to have been
warmed by promise Of Turpies help to get his
old shoes il Turpie should get the new pair.
| The story of the bargain, as told in Republican
papers. goes even further than this. and is said
| TO include the deputy attorneyship as we'll. A
Senator named Bailey, who was converted to
voting for Turpie, claims the deputy's place on
| the ground that he was in the original DEAL and
| that his friends will Ego back on" Turpie when
the latters fight comes up in the national Senate
| unless he gets his reward The other mon who
want the place say that if Bailey gets it. it will
be evidence Of corruption for the Republicans to
use in the Turpie contest Incidentally the fight
throws good deal of light on the reason the In
| diana Democrats are losing their grip at home.
| Springfield Republican.